2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies
Requirements for a Major in Religious Studies
Core (credits: 12)
- REL 100 - Religions of the World (3 credits)
- REL 200 - Introduction to Religious Studies: Concepts and Methods (3 credits)
- REL 300 - Contemporary Theories and Issues in Religious Studies (3 credits)
- REL 495 - Religious Studies Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Global Perspectives on Traditions Courses (credits: 9)
Select three from the following list of global perspectives courses:
- MES 350 - Islam: Scripture and Ritual (3 credits)
- PHI 210 - Eastern Philosophy (3 credits)
- REL 305 - Christianity: Scriptures and Tradition (3 credits)
- REL 306 - Hinduism and South Asian Religions (3 credits)
- REL 310 - Jewish Scriptures and Traditions (3 credits)
Disciplinary Approaches Courses (credits: 6)
Select two from the following list of disciplinary approaches courses:
- ANT 315 - Comparative Religions (3 credits)
- REL 335 - Sacred Texts - Global Contexts (3 credits)
- PHI 343 - Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
- PLS 330 - Religion and Politics in America (3 credits)
- PSY 385 - Psychology of Religion (3 credits)
- SOC 287 - Sociology of Religion (3 credits)
Electives (credits: 6)
Select two from the following list of elective courses:
- CJ 405 - Terrorism (3 credits)
- CLA 315 - Ancient Religion (3 credits)
- ENG 204 - World Mythology (3 credits)
- HST 211 - History of Islamic Civilization (3 credits)
- HST 311 - History of Religion in the United States (3 credits)
- HST 337 - The Age of Islamic Empire (3 credits)
- HST 342 - History of Buddhism and East Asian Religions (3 credits)
- HST 376 - History of Witch Hunts (3 credits)
- MGT 340 - Ethics and Business, Social Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
- PHI 400 - Wisdom of the East: Advanced Topics in Asian Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHI 312 - Medieval Great Philosophers (3 credits)
- PHI 341 - Philosophy of Death and Dying (3 credits)
B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements
Religious studies majors may earn either a B.S. or a B.A.
B.A. Course Requirements
The B.A. course requirement demonstrates third semester proficiency in a foreign language.
B.S. Course Requirements
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- LIB 301 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods (3 credits)
AND one of the following:
- ANT 315 - Comparative Religions (3 credits)
- PLS 300 - Political Analysis (3 credits)
- PSY 385 - Psychology of Religion (3 credits)
- SOC 287 - Sociology of Religion (3 credits)